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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can specify the</span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"> risk types</span><span class="f_BodyText"> used when assigning risk to an element in Enterprise Architect, using the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Risk</span><span class="f_BodyText"> tab of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Indicators</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog. Creating a risk type using this dialog creates a global list of risk types that can be added to any element in the model. You can define a risk type on other screens, such as the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="riskmanagement.htm">Risks</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> tab of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Management </span><span class="f_BodyText">window, but such risks are not added to the global list.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Settings | Project Indicators</span><span class="f_BodyText"> menu option. On the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Indicators</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog, click on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Risk</span><span class="f_BodyText"> tab.</span></p>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To create a new risk type, click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">New</span><span class="f_BodyText"> button, or to edit an existing risk type, click on the risk type name in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Defined Risks</span><span class="f_BodyText"> list. Complete the fields as follows:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">In the</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> Risk Type</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> field type the name of the risk type</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">In the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Description</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> field type a short description of the risk type</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">In the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Weight</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> field type the weighting to apply to the risk type</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">In the Note field, type any additional information on the risk type</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Save</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> button.</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">Although Enterprise Architect does not currently provide detailed reports on risks within a model, you can use the <a href="usingtheautomationinterface.htm">Automation Interface</a> or similar tools to create your own custom reports based on risk information you enter;</span></li>
<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">You can transport risk types between models, using the </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="exportrefdata.htm">Export Reference Data</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> and </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="importrefdata.htm">Import Reference Data</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> options on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Tools</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> menu.</span></li>
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